luscious
9
4.3
- adjective
- /ˈlʌʃəs/
- Yes, their beer is tasty; yes, their desserts are luscious; yes, their waltzes are irresistible.
- luscious dessert
- luscious fruit
- luscious chocolate cake
Examples
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A heapin' bucket of giant jumbo shrimp, succulent chunks of fried fish, luscious bites of langostino.
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Then I can eat the luscious Pepperidge Farm cookies in the little bag I bought for dessert.
Fiction book (2002) -
Where is this luscious food?
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Got some real luscious cream pie for you tonight, Sam.
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So red... and ripe and luscious.
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Why eat stale bread when there's luscious food in the house?
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Customers at Butler's Orchards can make their own from luscious blackberries they pick themselves.
Academic text (1994) -
A breathtakingly beautiful forest of never-ending luscious green trees, filled with succulent, ripe peaches.
Fiction book (1990) -
The velvety fettuccine was bathed in a rich cheese sauce studded with carrots, onions, broccoli, and luscious sun-dried tomatoes.
Fiction book (1993) -
The luscious fruit was so sweet that everyone wanted more.
Synonyms
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1.0
Pleasing to the senses or feelings
488
1.0
Very pleasant to taste
184
1.0
Food or drink with a pleasant flavor that people enjoy
107
6.1
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
32
2.7
A strong taste or smell like ripe fruit
31
2.2
Having a pleasant smell like flowers or soap
19
2.3
Having a pleasant scent
16
2.3
Having a strong, pleasant taste
16
3.7
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
13
5.1
Very pleasant to taste, especially of food or drink
8
4.7
A taste that is strong and rich, often in wine or coffee
8
8.8
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
4
3.0
Having a pleasant sweet smell
4
3.2
So good in smell or look that you want to eat it
1
8.6
Very pleasing to the taste or smell, like delicious food
1
6.3
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
1
7.2
Tasty and pleasant to eat
1
7.3
Has a strong, full taste
1
3.3
A little sweet in taste or smell
1
4.3
Having a strong and pleasant taste
1
3.2
Food or drink that is full of flavor and very filling
1
3.0
A food or drink with a nice taste that people enjoy
Very sweet and nice to taste and smell
A food with a strong, pleasant taste that people enjoy
Antonyms
How Tasty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word luscious comes from the same root as luxury, which means 'great pleasure' or 'rich enjoyment'. So a luscious food is like a small luxury — rich, sweet, and very pleasing to the senses.